Stephen A. Smith strongly reacts to Kanye West's slavery comments on TMZ | First Take | ESPN

[@Centure120]

Kanye even made First Take! DAMN.

[@greenkidd529]

Lord Escanor democratic ran networks cannot have kanye telling blacks they have a choice in what they can support. Their political control stems on minority groups iverwhelingl voing then during election times

[@lilliamcruz6778]

He balling without picking the ball

[@mizzyfit_334]

Greenkidd thats not what Ye said but okay neither political side is good and if u think trump doing a good job u must be blind

[@greenkidd529]

MizzY Moss did I fucking mention trump or support for a side? I'm simply pointing out Kanye is going against the grain and the media is not having it. That's it I said the same shit when Colin Kapernick kneeled the owners weren't having it. Democrats ..republicans two side of the same. Coin that want control of minorities in their own way

[@mizzyfit_334]

Greenkidd i didnt say u did mention trump i said "IF" and kanye just want attention he contradict hisself so many time in that interview with Charlemagne

[@Chris-w8r7y]

"Kanye West is done" another reason why Molly should not talk

[@Famonn]

404 or that he lost 10 mil followers

[@ryoung8891]

He’s doing pretty well

[@heavyyhavea1520]

KANYE THE GOAT

[@carribeanforce]

He's a genius! Haters gonna hate! Go Kanye!

[@44thstreet52]

@@carribeanforce right ....sure ....

[@user-ct8pd1pw2n]

Why is this on ESPN?????

[@SuperTrey807]

Cuz it involved Colin Kaepernick

[@j317]

I Write A Song A Day because joe left everyday struggle

[@diabeticmuscle45]

Cuz ESPN hates the white man

[@thomasstoner5356]

I Write A Song A Day because ESPN is struggling and any views are good views.....fuck ESPN

[@thomasstoner5356]

no clue how "I write a song" got in there.....I didn't type it

[@kingrichards101]

He talks about LeBron so much he almost said his name! 😂😂😂 1:08

[@elitemaster8534]

king Richards 😂😂

[@ashishprabhu814]

🤣🤣🤣

[@joshuakoppes3665]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@JaiGift]

LMFAOOOOOO YOOOOOOO

[@Von.NorthEnd]

I thought I was the only one that peeped that 😂

[@TRawbased]

He was finna say Lebron @1:08 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@emmanuelnunez2315]

T-Rawbased lmao they be talking bout LeBron to much at espn

[@donaldhutchison4652]

T-Rawbased i noticed it too

[@gamestitties7077]

T-Rawbased i remember when espn was talking about kawhi leonard one time and they slipped lebron name haha

[@Ezanaizeazy]

🤣🤣🤣

[@danyalkazmi1400]

Damn...shows how much he's on his mind, lmao

[@Ace7XX]

I'm black and I agree with Max. I think what Kanye was trying to say was "emancipate yourselves from mental slavery" but articulated it very clumsily.

[@yzwme586]

That's exactly what Kanye was trying to say. He even clarified if you listen to the full interview. SAS and these other nutbags who jump to conclusions are a disgrace to society because they don't listen.

[@AP-zc7lt]

your spot on and that's what kapernick is afraid to do debate hes a sucker hiding wont talk Kanye manned the FUCK up whether you like it or not he did !

[@CasterShellz]

reggieD100 that “mental slavery” and “slavery was a choice” talking point has been a racist talking point used by whites for decades. You want to say “Kanye’s a genius” but a platinum selling rapper can’t articulate his words properly? The irony.

[@yzwme586]

Shonen no you're completely wrong. you think black people need to think one way and thats the problem. im white so should i agree on what all other white people say? no cause thats retarded Kanye is saying to be a FREETHINKER but you're not getting it. its ok to be black and think different

[@number1lebronfan953]

reggieD100 ....Max DON'T have a clue....he's ass is white! GTFOH

[@gregmiller6037]

I watch ESPN to escape CNN

[@AP-zc7lt]

and yet here we are they haven't learned their lesson yet they just keep sticking their hand down that badger hole

[@jonathanjohnson6727]

There's no escape......

[@CesarHernandez-yc9eo]

You know this is youtube and not live TV? As in there's millions of other videos to watch other than acting like a whiny bitch lol

[@The_Ballo]

I didn't even know ESPN was still a thing. Do they even have ratings?

[@TheCanes1219]

Greg Mille well take your ass somewhere else and don't watch. Because black people dominate Sports, and the NBA's majority-black, so this affects us. So if you don't like black people or people who cover black people talking about social events then take your ass somewhere else

[@hyunseoklee4027]

Kanye's exact words were as follows: "when you hear about slavery for 400 years that sound like a choice... it's like we're mentally imprisoned. I like the word "prison" better cause "slavery" goes too direct to the idea of blacks... prison is something that unites us as one race... the human race." He then later said, "the reason why I brought up the 400 years point is because we can't be mentally imprisoned for another 400 years." Kanye was talking about mental slavery in the present day being a choice not actual slavery. It's not like actual slavery has been around for 400 years in the US. Actual slavery was abolished in 1863, 244 years after the first slaves came over to America in 1619. Kanye is saying however that mental slavery has lasted past the Emancipation Proclamation into 2018. It has been almost 400 years since the first slaves came over to America (2018-1619=399 years) and many of us are still mentally imprisoned. He thinks this is a choice. This is all that Kanye was trying to say.

[@maanassanjay796]

Oh. Then its not that bad

[@shedrice101]

Appreciate this people Needa read this 💯 even tho I’m late but when I seen this before I wasn’t a big fan of Kanye as I am now but I knew what he meant

[@lanreatiba1263]

This is exactly what he meant to say. How the black community missed his point entirely and chose to have an emotional breakdown instead might be reflective of the slavery mindset he refers to

[@cmfunk7665]

If people think with logic they’d get it.

[@avace917]

The fact of the matter is, at least half of that time, we were in actually slavery. Was it a choice then? I didn't think so. I still understand what you mean, but he still shouldn't have said it.

[@PopularLoner144]

Why is First Take talking about Kanye West though? What team he play for?

[@gidrosh]

you dont have to watch...

[@Michael-ny6lk]

Clearly Faded The D.C. Racists, head coach Donald Trump

[@jordanworld321]

😂😩😂

[@grizzlyboys3234]

Your boy Shay Sharpe Soft ass nigga

[@kenyatta5ttconjohnsoentcr589]

Grizzly Boys why nigga tho?

[@nolaalways3815]

There were over 400 slave rebellions in the u.s.a, the Gullah war is the specific war that broke the chains of slavery. Be proud of your ancestors!!! They kicked alot of ass!!!!

[@MichaelCorleone562]

son of Ogun They CHOSE to throw off the chains of bondage

[@yagirlfavoritehomeboy733]

So, they made the choice not to be slaves!! You making his point others didn't make that choice!!!

[@cbenji07]

Ya! Girl Favorite Homeboy lol true

[@Lidogz]

Ya! Girl Favorite Homeboy Ur wrong Kanye said “All of Y’all for 400 yrs!” He implied that all of the African slaves in America were weak hence why slavery lasted so long and his point as well as your interpretation of it is bullshit.

[@Keith4170]

Your giving a history lesson for a sports show

[@gug714]

I know what happened ...the Kardashian curse is real!

[@Stephenj_Howard]

nba 2kking something in those Kardashian waters

[@luckiidagodd5716]

Factz 🤣🤣😂

[@goudagalindo1790]

They cursed all their men.

[@noctis219]

they fucked him up forreal and the thing that happend with his mother fucked him up too he is lost !

[@nahor88]

Kardashians are like the white cult members from "Get out!". Harden and Lamar "got out", Tristan is trying, Kanye is next!

[@lisalindsey4782]

Thank you Stephen A. Smith you stated everything I was feeling in your statement! Brilliantly stated!

[@ryoung8891]

Lisa Lindsey God bless Kanye!

[@youngneworleanian]

KANYE IS MORE WOKE THAN 95%

[@davidanthony1477]

A slave when first captured by gun point has no choice but to cooperate or die. After a while the slave has a natural right to rise up against the master and launch a counter ambush. The nature of human kind is to rise up, break their chains, and desecrate their enslaver. Harriet Tubman achieved this through escape and evasion. Frederick Douglas accomplished this by physical beating his slave master and escaping to a better life. Remaining on the plantation, singing to white Jesus, and forgiving the slave master is another choice. I do believe this is what Kanye was talking about. The earthbound black person is the only people walking the planet that are compelled to forgive, pray for, and unconditionally love another race that has done them so much harm.

[@YoungChuy2398]

Stephen A is a corporate puppet, We stand with Kanye ✊🏽

[@MuhibAli110]

Why is this being covered on a sports show?

[@Corey41929]

Josh Samuel 😂😂😂😂😂

[@robyheart89]

That’s nothing,watch a strike or protest start 😂

[@brandonlegan7506]

MuhibAli110 idk its dumb Steven A is racist

[@KonamiKonami]

Kaepernick is a football player

[@andydoufreisn2973]

ESPN hasnt really been about sports in years...like MTV isnt about music videos

[@animec-dramaskpop6362]

Damn, I didn't expect to hear about Kanye here of all places. Lol

[@stonecold316339]

afro curly girl: Kanye goat

[@jonathanjohnson6727]

It's due to the lead in topic being of what is on the screen, a sports origin figure(kaep), add in the trump affect and current events. It leads to this kind of discussion about the most recent example(kanye).

[@Purpill]

afro curly girl media sucks, let Kanye speak his mind.

[@JJ-fm8uu]

Haven't you heard? First Take is officially into politics until 2024. Check out the ratings. Enjoy!

[@Mont3000]

Jonathan Johnson that part

[@firstchain_prominence]

T'Challa: come I think we can still save you Killmonger: why so you can lock me up Nah I'll rather die like my ancestors did when they jumped off the ships because they knew death was better than bondage

[@MichaelCorleone562]

But Kanye is mentally sick for saying the same thing.

[@NK-iw6rq]

pakman3K He didn't say the same thing .... In fact he said something completely different.

[@travisbusgith1821]

He didn't say that and was factually incorrect from what he said. There was many times slaves tried to rebel but were silenced and families were killed.

[@johntron3849]

Nahin Khan he said I was a choice and the movie says it’s a choice how is it different? I would rather die standing then to live on my knees . I would rather (choose)to get killed then be a slave , that’s my (choice). I would rather jump off the boat the be a slave . How is it different?

[@blacknificent5172]

No he said we being enslaved was a choice

[@omarthescriblomale8279]

He was talking about the mentality

[@jalenbrunson2436]

exactly lol

[@morgan2552t]

Then why didn't he say that?

[@winstonsmith8867]

Dont let this distract you from the fact tha Russ, PG13 and Melo lost to a rookie 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Kingsadzlive]

Winston Smith and joe Ingles

[@keithmorgan2492]

The war is not meant to be won, it's meant to be continuous.

[@rolomacias1238]

Winston Smith lmao well Atleast Russ, melo and pg are rooting for Kanye to keep saying stupid stuff lmao so espn can stop talking about there embarrassing playoff loss lol.

[@dizzy_dmc9047]

Winston Smith Team game my friend it wasnt 3on1

[@ayleke816]

And good coaching and players around him

[@4LIVEMUSICVIBES]

He is clearly talking about mind-slavery: Some Kanye West quotes from the FULL INTERVIEW (not the extended... the FULL): "We've been controled by the media " "We are following other people's opinions " " Yeah, right now we're choosing to be enslaved" " By that you're choosing to enslave people's minds " 400years of MIND-SLAVERY - Pretty self-explanatory. But you just read titles and watch short cuts thus proving 100% the media control on people that Kanye was speaking about

[@Naieazy97]

FuneralforFriendROCK it’s ironic. They make so much off this kind of stuff

[@cooguy123]

😐He said slavery sounded like a choice. “It sounds like a choice. 400 years sound like a choice” Dont try and play into sum he said, he said it.

[@mubaraksuleiman5227]

yeah for sure he said that bro.. but Kanye didnt communicate what he meant well and he for sure explained what he meant, both in the full interview with charlagmane AND THE CUT OUT PART OF THE TMZ INTERVIEW. TMZ CUT OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THAT INTERVIEW.

[@hujhygf2252]

FuneralforFriendROCK How would slavery of any kind be a choice? You are a dumbass.

[@plainerthanjane7582]

President Trump racism is systematic. No one chooses to be a slave to welfare..or a slave to the Ghetto! Mentally or otherwise. You had some good points, but you lost me with your ignorance. Let's start with the racist system that was built to keep minorities living in the Ghettos.. the racist system that pushes welfare on minority communities. SMH! I'm a Social Worker. My BA in Sociology and my Masters in Psychology tells me that your ignorance about the effects of systematic racism are the basis for your comment.

[@gtaatmiami]

“It doesn’t matter what Kanye meant, my outrage is the only thing that matters.” - Stephen A

[@Sequel7]

Kanye is a narcissist

[@thelight5067]

Slavery is a mindset is what I think Kanye meant.

[@taron.y]

Ok. So now us black are going to debate each other on a subject 150 years old about whose perspective is right...this is weird and a waste of time... They (people who were slaves) had no choice. We (people less than 150 years old) have a choice to not be enslaved by the past, mentality. It's that simple to me. Drop the slave mentality and let's get past this. Instead of yelling let's start leading.

[@dgar21]

Taron Young Exactly!! Cleary their comprehension skills need work. Until the black community gets out of this monolithic mindset, they’ll remain where they are. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting change.

[@FreddieGamingHD]

We still in a victim hood status it drags us down

[@seanconner4209]

Diego Garcia what mindset? Why is every non black race in our nuts?

[@wzg8804]

Diego Garcia the only way for that mindset to change is to get the Democrats out of power. they are the ones that want to keep black people (and minorities in general) oppressed, controlled, and manipulated.

[@dgar21]

Sean Conner The monolithic mindset. The idea that every black person HAS to think a certain way and if they don’t, they’re labeled all sorts of stuff and discredited. The mindset that a black conservative would be Cast out as a traitor against their own community.

[@mikelonzo9824]

I honestly feel bad for Max, he clearly feels uncomfortable talking about the this kind of subject on a sports show. This topic i think just isn't for him.

[@goatedgaming1880]

MIKE Lonzo and on top of that Stephen A rude af. Kept cutting him off

[@zcarver25]

or any topic lol

[@kk7ist]

right on brother!

[@zcarver25]

can we get an English translation?

[@henrysmith5155]

Max is a white apologist! He went HAM for Kaepernick kneeling but not when Kayne bucks the system. Lol! I think it’s funny!

[@GhettoJesus23]

Kanye had to make himself relevant again before his album dropped.... But he played himself 🤷

[@bigglizzy1952]

That fake deep shit got to him

[@kingshaq1761]

Agreed and that's what it's about but he messed up bad there's no coming back from this honestly

[@SouljaboyRitualSODMG]

The album was going to sell regardless

[@XclusiveJatt69]

GhettoJesus number won’t lie, he gonna break records, godly stuff

[@maljayworldstar776]

If you think deep enough you African americans are still mentally enslaved by choice today cause you dumb niggas are still being hand fed food stamps and told who hate and what to vote for meanwhile us Africans who still have Slavery around right now in countries like Libya when giving opportunities to come to the US we work hard,take your jobs and send the money back to our poor families back home.

[@fortuneandfame7494]

"Act like you know and don't claim that it's mental."- Kris Kross

[@QueenslandSolar]

actually that was Treach of Naughty By Nature that wrote that.

[@watchingthewarrens9959]

Fame and money...what happen to the Kanye that release the College Dropout album

[@blakkshultz5]

Watching the Warrens That Kanye Dead and gone...been polluted by fame...He used to actually try to empower ppl with his music... now he all egocentric and self absorbed

[@kendrickdavis6347]

I missed that Kanye, but this guy is dead to me.

[@jamais412]

He was like 20 something right? He got old man, life happened he went through shit and changed. Happens to everyone.

[@jki808]

Just a common reminder that money does not change you. It only magnifies and brings out who you already are.

[@LaidbackNarration3000]

blakkshultz5 well said u forgot narcissistic ,vain ,piece of feces

[@jakoblozano8031]

I thought this show was about sports ?

[@TheJShield]

Jakob Lozano facts!! 💯💯💯

[@tobijonathan8242]

Sometimes they talk about some other relevant issues in pop culture as well, its actually super interesting since they are both pretty smart guys so i don't mind hearing their opinions on things other than LeBron.

[@DMVBLACK]

Alex Callahan yeah but it would be nice if they didn't just pontificate on what they believe he said.

[@92Munson]

It has more to do with them trying to one up eachother and seem more important than anything to do with sports

[@islandBoiiz]

Jakob Lozano foreal 🤦‍♂️

[@jordannshim369]

Wow max quoting two of the greatest Jamaicans I am impressed glad that he them

[@jiddybangbang1028]

Max always says what's politically correct and if he didn't he would be fired quicker than a black guy

[@fusionsupa7867]

Max was speaking way more honestly, although he was still being a bit politically correct minding his words.

[@getgot27]

Will cain is hired so I doubt that

[@jiddybangbang1028]

Don't Do It LOL you are two years late on that comment today it has got much worse all white people are now racist You better not say the wrong thing are you would definitely get fired especially if you’re white

[@getgot27]

@@jiddybangbang1028 not at espn, also stephen a went on cnn a couple years ago and literally told black people to vote for republicans look up stephen a smith cnn

[@jiddybangbang1028]

Don't Do It I like Stephen A and What I remember him saying was that Black people should make Democrats earn their vote instead of giving them over 90% every time. Basically saying the Democrats take the black vote for granted

[@alfredoruwariye1991]

What sport is this?

[@freedawveii5776]

Blood sport

[@UK-by4zb]

tben916 life isn’t a sport

[@404productions8]

I'm saying tho 😂 ppl act like Kanye is God or something . I have no clue how ppl let someone who makes mediocre music get to them . this dude is JUST A RAPPER, not GOD

[@JP-bv8rr]

Alfred Oruwariye Motorsport

[@da0701]

Alfred Oruwariye the sport of life

[@louelastic954]

In reality, what Kanye said makes perfect sense. Watch the whole interview - his comment about slavery is being taken completely out of context. Kanye is starting to realize that he’s an individual and that he’s no longer going to be trapped in a group think of people that think they are victims. He’s imploring his black brothers to free themselves of the shackles of the past. He’s trying to improve the black community by being a leader.

[@justincrowder433]

Lou ELastic what ?

[@curtismynameheard4628]

Justin Crowder ikr

[@curtismynameheard4628]

Lou ELastic u white go figure, most black guys follow white a man even that white man is a racist

[@mellothefello]

Lou ELastic I've watched the video too and Kanye West meaning is being misconstrued, but i would not label him a leader or role model. He's confused and lost he doesn't speak for us.

[@louelastic954]

The problem with Stephen A Smith and the people that have commented so far is that they don't see the big picture of what Kanye is talking about. Listen to the man and throw your bias out the window for a moment. He describes how Donald Trump has been very popular in the rap community, hence the inclusion of his name in several songs by several artists over the years. Why is this important? As soon as Trump started running for president, the tone has changed. Democrats convinced black voters that Trump was not their guy. In fact, they consistently run a "we are going to help minorities" campaign while slandering the other side to be a racist party. All the while, they do nothing to help black communities. They give minorities empty promise after empty promise during elections. Yet you still vote for them. Aren't they tired of being looked at as nothing more than votes by the left? Kanye is sick and tired of black people being looked at as victims, which politicians have been exploiting for years. He wants black people to free themselves from their past. He doesn't want black kids growing up thinking everyone is out to get them. Most of all, I don't think he wants them to believe that some politicians are going to fix their problems when they are not to be trusted. When Kanye says 400 years of slavery sounds like a choice, he does not mean this literally. He preaches freedom of thought, and is met with contempt by the very people he is trying to reach. Its a shame.

[@gtaatmiami]

Is this ESPN or CNN?

[@airlebron7467]

LOL both liberal garbage

[@Anonymous-bm9xo]

Then why watch if all you gonna do is complain it tells you what it is in the title 😒😒😒😒😒

[@ZeroGriffey]

Anonymous cause Air Lebrons a snowflake 😂😂

[@kmt7612]

Anonymous this is a sports show they shouldn’t be talking about it in this first place

[@jaimemootoo8731]

You can't handle thinking about two topics at the same time?

[@Byctvyb]

Yea kanye is done lmao see yall in line for the next yeezy drop

[@gravisge7915]

They said Kanye west is done🤣 coming back here two years later with the last laugh 😆 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nnzizarene]

😂😂😂this aged well

[@stangcobr]

This does NOT belong on ESPN!

[@TheBeautifulMynd]

Max did a really great job on his analogy of this issue with Kanye

[@blxckjeezus4767]

percy percy That's not what he is saying..

[@TheGoodMMADog]

Blxck Jeezus yes he is

[@ThomasFromTN]

Decatur Juugman As a black man, I am saying that YOU are the problem (if in fact you are actually black - I know how people are posing on this site to get rep.) As a linguistics major - if I had to bet - I would put serious money on you being a white troll trying to pose as someone expressing a Black point of view. More to the point, I would guess you are actually a White Nationalist or Alt-Right. Just the manner in which you constructed your argument (and don't waste my time suggesting that I mean you sound "too intelligent" to be Black, because that's not my point at all - and I BET you damn well know it) is precisely the manner someone unsuccess at posing in the guise of being something they are not gives themself away.

[@tonetone933]

percy percy just shut the fuck up goofy

[@sen1402]

Louisville finest oh what's wrong slave? Did I hit the spot?

[@MichaelCorleone562]

He didn't lose 10 million followers. Twitter acknowledged this. Molly, stay in your lane.

[@ariesaustin7529]

pakman3K yea cuz thats the real issue here

[@kingnaldo4058]

Listening to *Kanye* is a *Choice* 🤔

[@kingnaldo4058]

William Brown You had the choice of not reading it, but you couldn't help yourself.....🤔

[@negligentWarren]

Exactly

[@ceboshembe]

@William Brown for adults it is.. how about 14 year olds?

[@namyeth236]

But slavery is not a choice

[@sarahgathirwa8086]

🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tylerflatt5351]

I love this sport

[@person8641]

a grossly underrated comment

[@edonbytyqi3157]

So throw a picture of kapernick and this turns into sport news

[@bootsontheground9998]

sports?

[@da0701]

BOOTSontheGROUND sport of life

[@The_Ballo]

LOL, expecting sports from ESPN

[@kahlil2classy798]

BOOTSontheGROUND didn't u watch the other topics they talked bout . I don't think so

[@51aguilar]

Some stuff is bigger than sports

[@raczgreen6053]

BOOTSontheGROUND They are adding fusion by putting politics,religion,hiphop,race etc..times have really changed.

[@alfarouqaminufor3892]

I love how everyone took what he said literal. He was referring to people's modern day mentality. Mental slavery that a political ideology has over them as a community.

[@ctr8drfan]

Does anyone remember when ESPN was 24/7 sports related?

[@poseiidon674]

Hip hop and sports one in the same

[@bigdog9507]

LOL! ESPN been dying to talk about those slavery comments. It could've just been an NHL player coming off the bench. If he said something about Kanye thats a green light for ESPN to talk about the comments.

[@greenkidd529]

Dominique Robinson you get it. Sad others cannot see. Democrats are strong. They have a veil over the yes of the sheep .

[@Anthonyalt]

This shit is stupid, Fuck ESPN.

[@bigdog9507]

Donald Alexander What are you talking about. The whole point of my comment was how they wanted to talk about something that had nothing to do with sports. The only person involved in sports in this topic is Kap and he's nowhere near playing for the NFL and barely talked about in this segment.

[@donaldalexander1445]

Dominique Robinson Well the fact is, we need to talk about it in all segments of life. If you're white, you might not think so, and that's the problem.

[@kwood6882]

WOW!!! I am a senior black lady (retired) and just love your video. Thank God we have young people logic like yours. Each of you are correct.

[@markoy8850]

This is the first time these two aren’t arguing over something. Preach Steve A

[@winstonsmith11]

I'm going to keep saying it. Max is BRILLIANT. I never realized just how much I vibe with this dude. His way of finding the truth in things. His ability to apply the appropriate sensitivity and empathy required to understand people and situations. His masterful command of his language and understanding of expression. He's just an intellectually well-rounded guy.

[@wizard932]

D ridin

[@lyndonchastain3181]

@@wizard932 Max didn’t need Skip Bayless to save his career

[@wizard932]

@@lyndonchastain3181 more glazin

[@dreski83]

Kanye West is not an intellectual... nuff said.

[@fusionsupa7867]

Neither are these guys. You don't need to be labelled an "intellectual" to make valid points.

[@jordandennis6794]

Andre Esters None of them are. Not Kanye, not Kaepernick, not Trump, not none of them.

[@halflect4989]

lol Lebron james isnt an intellectual either but when he starts talking politics and others say he should shut up and dribble, these morons from espn says the complete opposite. SMH

[@peterladu4480]

Andre Esters we all remember how Kanye West secrific his own mother to satin for fame.

[@DJ_TRON]

too bad west didn't make any valid points.

[@firepack89]

lmao espn never spoke about politics when obama was president

[@matthewgiammatteo7152]

Thats because everything was normal and okay when Obama was president

[@unc54]

You funny bro. Y'all act like we didn't have a recession his entire first term.

[@Sadoodi]

Hemanth Swarna The recession started before his first term. It wasn't caused by Obama himself

[@stevenrichardma]

everything was normal? wtf you talking bout 😂 lmaooo

[@unc54]

I didn't say Obama caused the recession but it happened under him, so "normal and okay" isn't a good description.

[@sylyjoly]

max dropping knowledge 3:24

[@MrAlohaWildMan]

Max needs to get his head out of his ass... where he smuggles all of that cocaine.

[@ArmondoOrtiz76Lincol]

Kanye West a none sports personality takes about slavery a none sports subject on TMZ a none sports media outlet.......and yet First Take feel a need to make a segment about it.

[@justincrowder433]

Armondo Ortiz slavery is kinda a sports subject because it deals with the people’s ancestors who were enslaved

[@nickjones5495]

Stfu you just don’t wanna hear about it period

[@markk6151]

he didn't lose 10 million followers lmao why do people keep lying about that shit. he still has 28.2m its actually gone up

[@gabrieltinajero7375]

im Hispanic and i got so much love for black people, most of my best friends are black and they're like brothers to me, even I got offended by the comment, so you or anybody who supports Kanye can go fuck themselves! !

[@lebronjames-je3fy]

Yeah all white people saying they will support him.

[@Thestarvinstudent]

Mark K that was the first thing I noticed. I was like WTF?!?! Kayne lost 10 million followers? FAKE NEWS. And they say Trump lies, Gawd Dayum!😁👌

[@gabrieltinajero7375]

well Drive this is my country, I was born here bitch! so if you don't like it, get on a boat and go back to Europe with your racist, ignorant ass!

[@Famonn]

Mark K molly just doesn’t know what she’s talking about. simple

[@aloneinthewoods454]

In the future we will be saying " I remember when ESPN talked sports ".... MTV now ESPN.

[@xDaRkIcEx4]

Kristopher Phillips news flash sports is tied in with politics and society

[@angelodicks9476]

Max Kellerman is sharp & on point how he's breaking his analysis on it!

[@njoydajourney]

Btw Kanye never apologized for what he said he was sorry that it hurt Van that badly. He meant what he said. He also explained what he meant right after he said it "SEEMS TO ME" to be a choice not that his words mean facts. We are allowed to think and see the world differently people.

[@mbubb4626]

I love Max Kellerman. Wise man.

[@MrAlohaWildMan]

I should slap you

[@wesleypollard9827]

Max is right about the Garvey thing that's what he was really saying

[@afuwapeolugbenga5882]

'Kanye can never come back from this' Really? It's 2021 and Kanye is still uncancellable. The joke is on y'all

[@SeraphinaRuthman246]

Well this aged like milk 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@adamscott7492]

Didn't know kanye west was an athlete.... To be the topic on first take.

[@christaylor7916]

LMAOOOO

[@DeeJSly]

Max Kellerman was making a great point before Stephen Ass Smith interrupted him smh

[@gravisge7915]

They dont wanna hear the truth

[@harrygarris6921]

This has nothing to do with sports? ESPN just wants an excuse to show how offended they are by words yet again.

[@transmitterrelay11]

kanye is a genius simply saying those words he just showed us all the industry puppets

[@patrickturk8957]

Yes I agree!! The system needs puppets

[@docrussojr]

*ESPN is very late on this topic. This shows that they're clamoring for stories.*

[@gieneeg3355]

Thanks Stephen A for keeping it real.

[@keinerwei5134]

he didnt get what kanye tried to tell us

[@np9992]

Let the man have an opinion

[@Austin_d8]

People calling him crazy but he’s the one with 6.6 billion. “He’s just a musician”. Exactly why he has one of the most famous shoes ever

[@davidwilliamson8861]

since when did ESPN become a political hack

[@B4raCk0s4Ma]

Lol Molly thinks Kanye can’t come back from this😂, this dude’s whole career has been one controversy after another, and he always bounces back.

[@derick4092]

Macedonian_Pride 83 damn man you sound so ignorant lol keyboard warrior. Just because people don’t agree with him doesn’t mean they are ghetto and have low IQs

[@ricanLegend2003]

6.6 billion dollars later lol

[@jayp8124]

A black man is not supposed to talk bad about blacks!!!

[@kurirai]

Jay P81 Thats the dumbest shit ive ever heard.

[@kurirai]

Jay P81 if someone fucks up they deserve critisism

[@nickca6104]

Jay P81 That's disingenuous. Stop strawmanning his argument.

[@dooder6755]

you dumb fuck he means blacks are not supposed to be racist to other blacks

[@ZOne_26]

Blacks should never criticize other blacks in a public format simple. Don’t add fuel to an already burning fire

[@Leo-wv7jd]

1:07 LeBron?????? LMAOOOOO

[@rageisbliss]

why’s this on espn lol

[@hector5749]

Since when was Kanye an Athlete? Why is he talked about on ESPN?

[@jsm530]

ESPN is now tmz or Hollywood news.

[@OllieBlazin]

I thought this was a sports network.....

[@dooder6755]

you clicked on the video

[@SLIMDIESAL23]

How the hell did this become a subject ?

[@Alanaboo912]

What sport does Kanye play?

[@flytii]

life

[@VisceralCarbon]

Your mom

[@dorohnmosley3699]

This story involved Kaepernick (slightly)

[@jasonbrooks9152]

Stephen A. needs to STOP interrupting Max. Max was in the middle of droppin' knowledge and Stephen A. always wants to bring up the "I'm a Black man and you are not qualified to talk about Black issues speech". Honestly, Max sounds more authentic and insightful than Stephen A on most issues.

[@LukeR.5117]

Kellerman sucks.

[@Thestarvinstudent]

ESPN is the new CNN. 🤣 Kanye West didn't lose ten million followers, sorry. Kanye's comments were reprehensible though.

[@MichaelRockfez]

Jake Rosser It was a hyperbole.

[@Thestarvinstudent]

Michael Chan as a student of body language and a regular viewer of First Take, Molly wasn't extravagant. She was serious as a snake bite. Kanye hasn't been hurt on Twitter at all. In fact, Kanye gained followers: 28.2 million.

[@MichaelRockfez]

Jake Rosser I would like you to know I am a Democrat, and can admit I didn’t fully pay attention. At least you can admit Kanye was wrong, since I suspect you’re conservative.

[@Thestarvinstudent]

Yeah I'm conservative, but not a lock step right-winger. I have many Democrat friends, they help me see things in a different light, such as anthem protests I now support. But Kayne is an abomination and ALL CONSERVSTIVES should disown his sorry ass.

[@MichaelRockfez]

Jake Rosser I respect that 👍

[@Daniel-hm4iu]

“Kanye is done” ok 😂😂😂 who here in 2022?

[@n.chervil5832]

Lmao Molly is an embarassement

[@blackalien6873]

Where u at?

[@handsomestik]

This not sports

[@uniquelycourtney8146]

eric brown it’s the truth though

[@odellchapman5527]

eric brown so what.....

[@handsomestik]

Odell Chapman show talking about sports

[@ernestbrown7102]

U notice the cut max off when he started to make sense

[@rolomacias1238]

Wth does Kanye have to do with espn 😑😑😑🙄

[@greatchimdale9194]

I thought Kanye meant the slave mentality as being a choice, which it is. Kinda like that picture of the horse tied to a chair

[@ToneThaCreator]

Please start a Mute Kanye movement. It's long overdue!!!

[@donaldalexander1445]

ToneCre8 Yep👌

[@gravisge7915]

U can’t mute that man!

[@jamescarlisle4023]

Kanye is exactly the kind of person that does not educate themself. Donald Trump is too.

[@TonyHemetona]

I want Molly’s point on this topic

[@moley812]

Tony Hemetona hell...i just want Molly😀

[@camarijaybooth]

I dont

[@nuckymancini7013]

What POINT?!? (*shes @FEMALE/you FOOL?!?)...

[@Prince1Tony]

Why? Her point here is irrelevant.

[@ChiseIzThinkin]

Flex Master Tony All of her points are irrelevant

[@antoniomartinezJAM]

Stephen A. Smith & Max my gratitude for your competence in explaining what this person did.

[@jennypenny8419]

It's not the most ridiculous thing anyone has ever said!!! What about fools that feel the world is flat???

[@elena-lc4uk]

The world is flat,, doesn't defile an entire race of people

[@fortuneandfame7494]

"I'm not going to define what isn't ignorant, I'm going to be the definition of universal power." -Fortune&F.a.m.e.

[@mikelkeith2115]

Stephen A Smith you need to be telling the mirror what you're saying.

[@haatpraat530]

I'm a black man living in the Netherlands with both parents being born in the Caribbean. I find West's comments despicable and shameful. However as black people we are all different. Given any topic you will find a whole range of opinions. Given just about anything you will find people who excel and others who do not and so on. We are not a monolith, we are not all the same. Sometimes I think black America jumps down the throat of people who do not follow the party line enthusiastically as in this case. I say, let Kanye West be the complete idiot he is and don't get so hyped up about it.

[@davidanthony1477]

The earthbound black man is the only individual walking the earth who proudly prays for the forgiveness and love to the people that oppresses him. Rising up and striking down your oppressor is natural, loving him for 400 years is not.

[@davidanthony1477]

@Randall Shughart like the Eagles I’m Already Gone

[@davidanthony1477]

@Randall Shughart the USA 🇺🇸 is an awesome country. I am proud of the men who came before me that fought in the Revolutionary War to free the U.S. men like Wentworth Chestwell, James Armistead Lafayette, Peter Salem, Prince Whipple, and Salem Poor.

[@Tolandruth]

ESPN suspending Stephen A. Smith for a week because of his comments about domestic abuse suggesting women should make sure that they don’t do anything to provoke an attack. Is this the guy who is supposed to tell people what to say stfu Stephen why not stick to sports you would still be wrong but it’s at least what job is about.

[@Twinn0709]

Yeah but he was correct to say women should not strike men. Everybody should keep their hands to themselves. Just because a woman may not be able to render a man unconscious does not mean she should be afford the choice to punch or slap him. But you're also correct because there are times he [Stephen A.] puts his foot in his mouth ... more times than not actually.

[@a.g.m8790]

Steve & Max did that 🙌🏽

[@rubenperez6463]

Amazing how Stephen A. Smith speaks for all blacks....That is exactly the point Kanye was making...Let people speak their minds...And like my man Morgan Freeman said..." Racism will stop when we stop talking about it and address each other as people and not colors.."

[@rawdogthunder9771]

Stephen A. Smith Doesn't Speak For Me.

[@daddyho6543]

Ruben Perez, Kanye was way off base. First and far most, if you done the real history of slavery, in America; you will find out, that slaves were bought to America by Whites and Spaniards and a rational person, that is inform, would know, that it was not those Africans choice, to be slaves of their captives. If, Kanye is going to speak, for blacks, then he needs, to be inform before he elaborate on topics, that he knows nothing about. Kanye, could not have said, that the Holocaust were those Jews choice, of what happened, to them, without expected an backlash because that statement Kanye made, would not have been, an accurate account. See, Ruben Perez, we had ancestors, that was bought, to this country America and we still have to face, the systemic race system of white supremacy, in America and when we chastise our own race, for making light of Slavery of Af- ricans, in America, their ancestors being oppress by a Systemic Racial System of Jim Crow and continue Systemic Racial System of White Nationalism and oppression, on a large scale; we have every right, to chastise our own race of people, if he or she, is misinforming the people.

[@spicyhot2552]

Stephen A Smith ..speaks for me as well.

[@corrydonaldson5227]

Ruben Perez shut the fuck up. You sound stupid.

[@BugattiVeyron1]

I am black and not offended

[@HunchoTooClean]

Mike Nelson your not black look at your pfp lmao

[@BugattiVeyron1]

idk am half black

[@yandel3218]

Mike Nelson half black? sit down mr pro usa

[@kalvinhomer7097]

Of course you a house fucking nigga

[@dondada5166]

Kalvin Homer, look everyone, here is that black-on-black crime that is so evident in our communities.

[@mashtea818]

Thank you for sticking your head out and thanking a smart brother.

[@maanassanjay796]

Bruh this is espn why are they even doing this. I mean i guess its really sad that it takes a sports channel to be somewhat no bias

[@wallyy4331]

west album is coming out soon. he just wanted some clout. he got it

[@blackstarafro2]

The expression on Max’s face 😂. He is thinking “why the f$&k do I have to try to justify, and make excuses for Kanye. ESPN is trying to get me killed”

[@ohyeahyeahlilnigglet355]

I think Kanye is trying to hard to make his words sound deep😂

[@jdfodio]

👍

[@thomasbarrett3108]

the whole slavery crutch and people using it to make themselves cry and lose their temper is really played out